Written answers

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Department of Education and Skills

School Facilities

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the submission of a planning application for two autism spectrum disorder classrooms in a school (details supplied). [9300/22]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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In April 2019 grant approval was given to build a four-Classroom ASD Base at Skerries Educate Together National School under the Additional Accommodation scheme for 2019. Given the large scale of the project the Department sought the involvement of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) to assist the school with the appointment of a design team.

In January 2020, DDLETB contacted the Department and confirmed that it could no longer assist with this project and a design team had not been procured up to this point. The Department then requested Louth Meath Education and Training Board (LMLETB) to take over the role of procuring for the Design Team. LMETB agreed, and through its involvement, a design team was appointed in September 2020.

To meet the school's immediate needs further grant approval was given in February 2021 for the school to rent a temporary accommodation unit while the project progresses. The school submitted a stage report in November 2021. This is currently under review by my Department's Technical Team. A full report will issue to the School Authorities when this review is complete and the school should engage with its Design Team regarding progression of the project at that point.

At present it is too early in the process to provide a timeline for completion of the project.

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